Electric-motor-control system



Dec. 30, 1930. .w -Q U 1,787,278

ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM Filed. May 3, 1928 k Inventor: \A/O'tGT O. Lum, y His Att orneg.

Patented Dec. 30,- 1930 wnma; orscn mum; Yom'z, Assmomoemm anaemic edium, A conronarxon or nnw YORK i f mcma omse z tr."seem f (application lied 1159 3, 1928. Serial mt 214,998.

invention relates to'thelcontrol of electriclmotor'sand more particularly to the provision of [protective means for the motor whereby the armature circuit of the motor, is controlled in 5 accordance with the energizationof the shunt'field and whereby. v a dischargewpath is provided "for ,the shunt field whenthe-main line contactory opens in the event-of failure'of the sourceof supply, or in the event of vfailure of the 'shunt field circuit independently of the source; of supply.

On certain classes ofcontrol 'ap aratus, particularly elevator controller's, it is desirable ;:to prevent the motor armature from being energized unless-,the motor' field is properly energized. It is also desirable to disconnect the motor armature from power suppl if :the motor field becomes open circuited: kAlso, on elevator motor controllers where theimetor shunt field is continuously connected-to the power lines. it is desirable to provide a "discharge resistor around the motorfield winding to prevent excessive voltage due to inductance when the main supply; switch is opened, upon failure ofthe supply source; *Itis not desirable to permanently-connect the; discharge resistor across the shunt field windings because of the {continuous loss of energy inthis discharge resistor. l- I a M In carrying out my invention in one form I provide protective means responsive to the currentin the-shunt field winding and the voltage across this field rwinding,rso arranged. and connectedthat it will function to disconnect the motor armature from its s u ply lines in'case offailure of;-the motor s unt:

field-and also function to connect a discharge path across the shunt field terminals in the event that the connection between the shunt field and the source of supply is opened 1 The novel featureswhich I believe-to be characteristic .of ny invention, will be definitely indicated in ythesclaims appended here the form of connections, themode of operationandfurther objects of my invention will .be readily understood froma considerationqof the following description taken in connectionI with the accom anying-drawing the single figure of which s ows diagrammatiually the form of connections which. I

prefer to employg -Referringkto"the-drawing, I haveshown 7 my invention in one form as applied to a I I direct current electric motor provided with" an armature 1 anda shunt field 2, the motor i being su plied with energy from a'suitable source o direct current supply 3 through a suitable disconnecting switch 4whichmay be normally closed; The armature leis arranged. to be connected vto the source of supply '3 through switch-5;and-the usualistartlng *re-.

sistors (Sand '7 having respectively the cus-' tomary short-circuiting switches '8 and) 9;

The switch 5 which is designedto havea rela tively-low release'value is closed by an electrow a the pilot'switch e"relay"1'3 which magnet 10 energizedthrough 11 and the contacts 12015 t comprises c0il14 iniseries withthe shunt field 2-and coil 15 in multiple with'the shunt field 2; This relay is designed to havea relatively high release value and its coils 14 and15 are so designed and wound u on the core 13 that both must be substantially equall en'- ergized and in the same direction in or or to cause the relay to operate tooits: -upper or tacts 12. Thus, in the event-o ergizing' coil 14 ofthe rela will: likewise beclosed position in which it enga es the con-1 failure of current in theashunt-field winding '2 .the en- .come. currentless and the re ay will be ,deener- Jgized andpermitted to drop to its lower-'posi- 1 7 tion to bridge the contacts 18. Similarly the failure of current incoil l5lorthe'reversal ofthe direction of the current in either coil -14 or 15 will resultin deenergizatio'n of the relay and thus, effect-its operation to. the lower or open position When theswitchb is closed the auxiliary contacts 16,-a're, shortthe switch 8 is closed the auxiliary contacts" 17 are short circuited and theoperating; coil of switch 9 isthereby energized to close switch 9 which short circuits the starting resistor7. *It will be understood that suitable means will be provided-for introducing a time interval between the closin of the switches to permit acceleration of t 0 motor,

motor circuit. en the coils 14-and 15 of v the relay 13 are energized, its armature is raised to short circuit the contacts 12 and when either one of the coils 14 and 15 is deenergized the armature of the relay 13 drops to short circuit the contacts 18 thereby connecting the discharge resistor 19 across the shunt field 2.

' The 0 eration of my invention is as follows en the disconnecting switch 4 is closed the coils 14 and 15 are ener 'zed to' normal value and cause relay-13 to c ose the contacts 12. With the contacts 12 closed, the closing of switch 11 will energize electromagnet 10 and switch 5 will close to connect the motor to the source of supply for starting.

Resistors 6 and 7 are out out in the usual manner by switches 8 and 9 and the motor is thus brought up to speed. If new for any reason there should be a failure of field current in the shunt field winding 2 such for example as might be occasoned by the connections between the terminals of the shunt field windin 2 and the field supply terminals 20 and 21 00min loosened or interrupted, the series connecte coil 14 will become currentless thus tending to deenergize the relay whilst the direction of current fiow in the shunt connected coil 15' will become suddenly reversed due to the inductive discharge of the shunt field windin thereby hastening the deenergizationoft e relay, and effecting its immediate operation to t e lower or .open position. In operating to: its-open position the relay '13 opens contacts 12 and closes contacts 18 to connect the discharge resistor 19 across the shunt field terminals. The openin of the contacts. 12 effects a deener 'zation o the operating winding 1010f the hnecontactor 5 thereby permitting the latter to drop to its lower osition andto disconnect the armature 1 o the motor from the sourceof til a i I I I ould' the circuit interruption occur in the field windin itself the current in the series coil 41 wil be reduced to such a low value, due to the high resistance of the coil 15, that the relay 13 will-be operated to its lower postion to deenergize and open the line contactor 5.

From this form of connection and mode connection between the shunt field and the source of supply is interru ted.

It will further be note that when the shunt field circuit is interrupted, the inductive discharge of the field 2 reverses the poa result the greater tential (or excitation) of coil 15 causing relay 13 to drop very quickl to open contacts 12 and close contacts 18. he switch 4 is normally closed so that the field winding 2 is normally energized irrespectively of whether the line contactor 5 is open or closed. Should the switch-4 be opened at a time when the line contactor 5 is open the shunt field windin 2 will initially tend to discharge its store ener across the 0 en contacts of switch 4. This inductive disc arge of the field wind-- ing, however, will reverse the direction of current in the coil 15 which will immediately operate the rela 13 to its lower position to connect the disc argeresistance 19 across the terminals of the shunt field winding 2. As ortion of the: energy stored inductively in t e shunt field winding is dissipated in the discharge resistor 19 and consequently the destructive arcing that would otherwise ensue at the contacts of the switch 4 will be very materially reduced.

When the power lines to the motor arma- Y ture are interru ted, as for example b opening switch 4, re a 13 will drop out w en the C. E. M. F. of t e motor armature hasdecreased to the release voltageof relaylB.

Relay 13in releasing will open the contacts 12 to deenergize line switch 5 and close con-- tacts 18 to connect the discharge resistor 19 across the shunt terminals of the shunt field 2,

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes,I have described the principle of operation of my invention to ether with the apparatus which I now consi er to represent the best embodiment thereof, but

I would have it understood however, that the apparatus shown is only illustrative and that the invention may be carried out by other means.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

sive to the current in said windin and additional means responsive to, the v0 ta e existing across said field for controlling t e energization of said motor.

2. The combination with a shunt motor of an electro-magnetic switch in the armature circuit and means controlled by the field current and additional means controlled by the voltage existin across the shunt field winding for contro of said switch.

3. Thecombination with a shunt motor, of a normally open electro-magnetic switch in the armature circuit, and automatic elec- 'troresponsive means for normally holdin said switch closed but permitting said switc to open'when either the current through the shunt field winding or the voltage across'said windingfalls below a redetermined value.

4. In motor control ing apparatus, the combination with a shunt motor, of a switch ing the closing and opening respectively,

in the armature circuit and means for normally holding said switch closed and responsive to a decrease in the energization in the shunt field circuit to permit said switch to open, said means comprising a two coil re, lay, one coil of said relay being in series relation with the field circuit and the other coil of said relay being in multiple relation with the field circuit. a

5. In motor controlling apparatus, the combination of a motor armature and a shunt field winding energized from a source ofsupply, a control circuit, a switch in said control circuit and means responsive to the current in said field winding and additional means responsive to the voltage existing across said field winding for operating said i switch when the said current and voltage decrease below their normal values. a

6. In combination, a motor having a shunt field winding arranged to be connected to a source of supply, means responsive to the energization of said shunt field winding for controlling the connection of the motor to said source, said means comprising-a switch in the armature circuit, an electro-magnet energized through a control circuit for holding said switch closed, a relay for interrupting said control circuit to permit said switch a to open, said relay having two windings, one

of said windings being connected in series with the shunt field windinglandthe other of said windings being connected in multiple with said field winding. 7. The combination with a shunt motor,

of a switch for controlling the continuity of the armature circuit, an electro-ma net for holding said switch closed, an a ditional switch for controlling said electro-magnet and a two coil electro-magnet having one coil in. series relation and the other coil in multiple relation with the shunt field circuit and normally holding said additional switch closed but permitting the same to open .to efiect the opening of said first-named switch and the consequent opening of the armature circuit when the current in either coil of the two coil magnet decreases below normal value. a a p I 8. The combination with a shunt motor, of a switch' in the armature circuit, meansfor controlling said switch, said means comprise ing a field protective relay hav n avoltage coil and a current coil, said coils eing energized by the field voltage and the fieldcu'rrent said relay operating to effect the opening of the armature circuit and the closing of a discharge path across the shunt field terminals when said voltage and current decreased below their normal values.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 2nd day of May, 1928.

WALTER O. LUM. 

